Suspect swaps gun for shabu

KANANGA, Leyte: A suspect who stole a policeman’s firearm yielded suspected shabu when one of his two cellular phones fell to the ground at the police station here on Sunday. Kananga Police Chief Inspector Efren Agda identified the suspect as Harley Bayonan, 22, single and a resident of Barangay Rizal. Case investigator SPO2 Frederick Cabaltera said the suspect was brought to the police station by PO3 Elesio del Rosario, assigned at the Police Station 3 of the Ormoc City Police Office, after he suspected him of stealing his .45 caliber pistol in their house. The suspect later admitted stealing the cop’s pistol to exchange it for illegal drugs.